Day 5

Ok, I have simply decided that the previous days blog will be done the following morning. Far easier, well far easier for me to think clearly. I thought exercise was supposed to make you feel energized. It makes me exhausted. I mean that kind of tired where you feel like you cannot do another thing, but you can’t fall asleep either. Let me tell you how bad that sucks. I need to get that beauty sleep every night and there I am staring at the television or the ceiling or whatever. Although I was awake last night to watch “Good Eats”. He was showing everyone how to make a yummy Shepard’s pie. Rock on for the pie. Might have to make that one of these days. Of course it won’t be anytime soon since I cannot have Shepard’s pie, at least not Food Network Shepard’s pie and it probably has a million calories in it. I am not eating anything even remotely as fattening or yummy as that.

Last night I was not able to go to the park. Oh well, it is what it is and since I had already had my day off due to mother nature’s PMS I had to go to the gym. I set a goal to do 60 minutes. It started slow. Having a timer on the bike is good to keep track of time and bad because you clock watch. After about 25 minutes you kind of lose track of time and I zoned out watching some stupid television show. I decided that riding a bike at the gym is not nearly as much fun as going outside with my bike. Yeah, ok I still hate nature but at least it is not boring. Plus you are committed. You roll away from your destination you have 2 choices go back, or sit your stranded ass there until someone comes and looks for you. The gym bike did give me something the other did not though. I could measure distance. I was able to do 11 miles in that hour. What did I learn from that? I learned that my ass is going to be pedaling for 10 hours if I choose to go the whole 100 miles on Sept 26th. Well, unless I speed the hell up considerably. I may have to set a target of like 50 or 60 miles. I do not want to be that lone pathetic rider rolling in after dark. And you know those crew members certainly do not want to wait on my ass to go back and eat and get some sleep. I am going to seriously have to consider this, but I have 5-months to make that decision.

Ok, so I really didn’t have anything good today. I have been thinking about potato salad. You will note a theme of my life. I agree to do huge jobs and then later realize the enormity of my promise. I am making potato salad for 200 people. 200 HUNDRED PEOPLE!!! Lord I thought there would be like 40 maybe 50, but no 200. Oh well I promised and like the ride I am keeping my promise and will do what I have to to get where I am going.

I am sure tomorrow will be a lot more interesting things. It is the first bigger ride. 2 hours tomorrow I can ride to the park and back in that time I think. Or maybe I will just get half way there and sit down on the sidewalk till someone comes looking for me